Wire-cloth rack.



W. S. MAXEY.

WIRE CLOTH RACK.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 17. 1908.

Patented July 13, 1909.

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WIRE-CLOTH RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, 1909.

Application filed November 1'7, 1908. Serial No. 463,098.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, lViLLLiM S. Mxxnv, a citizen of the United States,residing at Caldwell, in the county of Canyon and State of Idaho, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in ire-Cloth Racks, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention is a rack designed especially for holding wire cloth usedfor window screens but the rack can be employed for holding any materialwhich is put up in rolls and sold by the piece.

The invention consists of a frame holding a plurality of verticallyarranged spools, each spool being hinged to the frame base, and providedwith a hinged extension at its upper end which forms a supporting legfor the spool when thrown in horizontal position, together .with meansfor locking the spool in vertical position in the rack.

The invention also consists in the novel features of constructionhereinafter described, pointed out in the claims and shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is a side elevation of my rack. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectionon the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, showing one of the spools thrown intohorizontal position. Fig. 3 is a detail view partly in section, theupper portion of one of the spools and the locking means carried by theframe.

In constructing my device I employ an approximately triangular frame 1to the base of which are hinged spools 2 for receiving the rolls of wireor other material. Each roll 2 is provided at its upper end with anextension 3 pivotally connected to the spool so that it can be swung atright angles thereto, and forming a supporting leg for the free end ofthe spool when the same is swung into horizontal position. The upperside of the frame 1 is notched as shown at a for the purpose ofreceiving the free ends of the extension 3, and locking bolts 5, similarto the usual spring bolts employed on doors. and windows, are carried bythe top of the frame, working through the said top, and these boltsenter suitable recesses formed in the ends of the extension 3 thuslocking the spools in upright position within the frame. In order toconnect the extensions with the spool the pivoted end of the extensionis cut away leaving projecting ears (5 which [it over the upper ends ofthe spool, said ends being flattened or reduced to receive said ears,and a pin 7 passes through the reduced portions of the spool andprojects upon each side into slots 8 formed in the ears (3. hen thespools are in upright positions the pin 7 rests in the lower ends of theslots 8, but when the spools are thrown into horizontal position theextension 3 is drawn away from the end of the spool the length of theslots, and can then be swung at right angles to the spool, turning onthe pin T as a pivot point, and forms a supporting leg for the spool,the pin resting in the ends of the slots opposite the ends in which itrested when the spool was in vertical position. The spool is thereforeheld above the floor, being supported at one end by the base of theframe 1, and at the other end by the extension 3 so that the goods canbe readily unrolled therefrom.

To hold the goods in tension while being drawn from the spool and toprevent un-,

rolling of the oods when a piece has been cut therefrom, i provide asteel spring clip 9 and one of these clips is fitted upon each roll. Ialso pass through the lower portion of each spool at a short distanceabove its hinged end a pin 10 upon which the roll rests, and whichprevents the roll from slipping down and covering the hinged connectionbetween the spool and the frame 1.

lVhat I claim is:

l. A. substantially tri-angular shaped frame, spools hinged to the baseof said frame, pivoted extensions carried by the upper ends of thespools, and means for locking said extensions to the upper side of theframe.

2. A frame consisting of a base and a top, a spool hinged to said base,an extension pivotally connected to the free end of the spool, saidextension forming a suppm'ting leg for the spool when the spool is swunginto horizontal position, and a locking bolt carried by the top of theframe and engaging said extension.

2-). A device of the kind described comprising a frame having a base anda top member, said top member being arranged at an angle to the base,spools hinged to said base, extensions pivoted to the free ends of thespools, the top of the frame being cut out to receive the free ends ofthe extensions, said free ends being recessed, and spring pressed boltsworking through the frame top and engaging the recesses of theextensions.

4. A rack of the kind described comprising a frame, spools hinged to theframe, pivoted extensions carried by the spools,

means carried by the frame for locking said extensions to the frame, theextensions being adapted to swing at right angles to the spool to form asupporting leg therefor, and a spring clip carried by each spool, as andfor the purpose set forth.

5. A device of the kind described comprising a rack, a spool hinged atone end to the base of the rack, an extension loosely pivoted to theother end of the spool, the said extension being movable away from theof the extension bears upon the end of the spool, and means for lockingsaid extension to the rack.

WILLIAM S. MAXEY.

l Vitnesses:

MARY REDWAY FLYNN, PLINY O. WILEY.

